Let's Get Rolling: 5 Hearty Soups with Meatballs

When we think meatballs in soup, we think of Italian wedding soup, with its light, parmesan-flecked broth and soft leaves of escarole floating alongside tender, gumball-sized meatballs. It's perfect for a cool night. But we found several other recipes with little bites of meatball in the bowl, from fluffy chicken-ricotta to a spicy mexican version.

Making a batch of itty bitty meatballs (we suggest itty bitty; they'll cook much faster) really doesn't take a lot of time, but if you're looking for a shortcut, you could certainly use pre-made frozen ones.